Too bad it'd been so long between meetings...the easy comeback from the woman could've been, "Don't worry, you aren't the father. At least, I don't think you are..." as she started counting months on her fingers.

As someone who's been on the receiving end of the "When are you due?" question when she wasn't pregnant (baby weight is hard to lose, friends, especially in the stomach), it's horrible. It makes you feel lousy and even more self conscious about yourself than you probably already do.

So if you aren't absolutely sure someone is pregnant, do everyone a favor and keep your mouth shut.

I think it is important to point out that NOBODY has said that it is a good idea to ask the "when" question.

In this murderer's row of bastards and offenders, everybody cringes when they idea of incorrectly assuming a woman is pregnant is brought up.

NAACP burying the wrong word? BAH. NoOprah saying that the fourth of july is to memorialize the bombing of the Independance Towers? "Chuckle chuckle" we say!

Incorrectly assume that a woman is pregnant? YIKES! Whoa! Dude...you can't do that.

And I'm not being sarcastic here. It does just make you cringe to think of doing that. When I was working in retail, I once (twice?) asked "Can I help you, sir?" only to find out it was a chick. THAT was easier than asking the "when" question out of turn.